100 Hairstyles

New Straightner

2010-02-28T13:56:00.000-05:00

So with the shorter haircut, I bought one of those small straightners, hoping it might save me some days from the blow dryer. Well, it won't fix roots that have gone astray (read bed head) but it does make for a really sleek look. It's only a very slight difference from not straightned, but as it gets longer, I think it will show more.

Now the call goes out to all you ladies. Are you growing out your hair? Did you donate recently? I was thinking it would be fun to have people send in their ideas for cute short hair or those in-between grow out tips so that people who are considering donating their hair to Pantene Beautiful Lengths can get tips. What do you think? Have something to share? Send it to 100hairstyles@gmail.com

Looking forward to it!

Curling Iron Envy

2010-02-24T17:30:00.000-05:00

Just cause I have short hair, it's no reson to neglect my curling iron, don't you think?

Recognition

2010-02-24T08:21:00.001-05:00

I can't believe I did this, but I forgot to thank the ladies who came out to support the event on Saturday!

Thanks Ladies! You turned a haircut into an event!

There's Missy (& Rita of course...)

And her girls Jac & Taylor

And Danette - who stayed behind the camera for the whole thing. So I'll have to post a pic from our holiday party...

More Inspiration

2010-02-23T20:19:00.000-05:00

And the pictures keep coming in of people who donated to Pantene's Beautiful Lengths this weekend!

Lisa, a cancer survivor, says:
Well here's some pics from my parents phone. Feel free to post any 1 or all :) I will put some b4 & after photo's up soon since my hair is naturally curly but my last profile pic was with it straight.

P.S. Isn't amazing how light your head feels after a cut like that?? :)

Look at all that hair!!

Beautiful Cut!

Pantene's going to be happy with all that hair!

And Molly, who donated in honor of my Aunt and Grandmother who are both Breast Cancer survivors, shows off her new look.

Before

Wow!

And a donator in Atlanta says:

Hi -- I just saw your hair cut photo -- it's beautiful -- the cut and the generosity it represents.

I live in Atlanta and discovered your blog yesterday morning. I have twice donated my hair to Beautiful Lengths in the past 5 years and was considering doing it for a third time next week. Your blog was the tipping point -- I got my hair cut yesterday and my donation pony tail is on its way to someone whom, I hope, will find it comforting as she works on cancer treatment. So, thanks! Enjoy your new cut!

Great work ladies!!!

In The News

2010-02-23T09:41:00.003-05:00

The event for Pantene Beautiful Lengths made the newspaper!

http://www.nj.com/gloucester/voices/index.ssf/2010/02/bob_shryock_sketch_club_will_s.html

The Big Cut

2010-02-21T12:31:00.000-05:00

This was the day for the donation to Pantene Beautiful Lengths! Finally got to cut off all my hair! Here's some pics from the day.

Got pics of your cut? Send them to 100hairstyles@gmail.com with a quote of how you felt doing it & I'll post them here.

Here's my ponytail

And here's Rita's

Rita & I with new cuts, done by Coleen & Erica @ In The Village, Mullica Hill NJ

sneak peek

2010-02-20T21:34:00.001-05:00

its not the greatest pic, but ill post more tommorow morning

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Bye Bye Hair!

2010-02-20T12:30:00.000-05:00

Here it is... the last hairstyle before the cut. I know, it's boring, but you're not supposed to have styling products when you donate, plus - gotta show the length, right?

Pantene Beautiful Lengths - here's your hair!

Tommorow's the Day!

2010-02-19T19:53:00.001-05:00

So with tomorrow being the big cut, I thought some more inspiration was due...

Katie in Dallas, Tx says "I am not my hair" and it will grow back! It's such an amazing feeling giving someone a gift like that.

Heather also donated her hair on Jan 28 for her birthday! What a birthday present!

4 days left... Inspiration

2010-02-19T09:52:00.001-05:00

Sorry "y'all" something went wrong with the previous post... try again.

So in the days leading up to the cut, I think inspiration is appropiate. We've had a few women donate so far, so I'll be posting those pics. There are 2 of you who posted to the event page, I will be posting those pics to the blog in the next couple days, so if you want to include a write up, send it to 100hairstyles@gmail.com and I'll post it with your pics. Donna sent in her story, below. Look at that happy smile - must be the good feeling from doing such a great thing!

Your hair looks great!!

I know it's taken forever for me to get these to you, I apologize! Okay, so it's only been since Friday. That's forever for me! I've included 2 before shots, front and back, and a couple of after shots - just choose your faves to post!!

I'd also love for you to post the name of my fabulous stylist, Larissa Detwiler of Choppers Salon in Childress, Texas. She's coaxed and babied me these past years while I've grown my hair out, and she did a terrific job on my cut! My ponytails ended up being 9" long! Woo HOOO!!

Donna - Childress, Texas
If it's worth doing, it's worth doing in slow motion with the wind in your hair.

5 Days to go!

2010-02-16T13:28:00.001-05:00

In the week leading up to a big cut like this weekend, I usually will wear my hair down almost exclusively. It helps to make the cut more dramatic, cause the hair looks so long leading up to it. This morning however, I was struck by the fancy to wear a curly side ponytail & decided to "fancy" it up with a braid.

8 Days Left

2010-02-12T22:15:00.001-05:00

With all the snow, I can barely think of anything but the spring. My hair hasn't been out of a rubber band for most of the week. I am excited for the big cut though, so I decided to do a poll - which one do you like the best. No promises... I still pick, but I'm interested to know what you think. There are 5 in the running.

Either way Pantene Beautiful Lengths will be getting a good 8-10" of my hair next saturday!

http://www.hairstylestalk.com/images/short-hairstyles1.jpg

This one is fairly high maintenance, and I'm not sure how many things I can do to make it different, but it's pretty... or is it just that the girl is pretty?

http://cn1.kaboodle.com/hi/img/b/0/0/33/d/AAAAC5WqV9EAAAAAADPXPQ.jpg

It's kind of hard to see exactly what's going on here, but it looks like a cute & easy cut.

http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/how-women-can-rock-short-hair.jpg

I like the piecy texture here.

http://gimps.de/pictures/albums/userpics/10001/short-hairstyles-of-jessica-alba.jpg

This ones still one of my favorites. But then again, any hairstyle looks good on Jessica Alba.

http://www.hairstyles53.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bob-haircut.jpg

12 Days Left

2010-02-08T20:59:00.000-05:00

12 Days left, and I can't hardly wait! I'm really anxious to get the new cut. The cutting event is looking less and less like an event... and more like a couple girls getting their hair cut together. Thank goodness for you girls in other states joining along!! Either way, Pantene Beautiful Lengths will have a few more ponytails to use in the wig making and I'll have had a great time with the blog.

It's been snowing up here (haven't you heard) so I haven't been really dilligent about posting. Here's the last few days.

18 Days Left - Teenager

2010-02-02T21:15:00.000-05:00

So while I get made fun of for being like a teenage girl, I don't do much to prove them wrong. My friend who's a middle school teacher said this is how the girls are wearing their hair these days... I like it. Oh well, it's just who I am.

19 Days Left! Ol' Faithful

2010-02-01T18:57:00.000-05:00

OK - I've definitely done this one before... see day 29 What can I say? 100 different hairstyles wore me out. Tomorrow's is different though.

Since I owe you something more than the same old hairstyle, here's a post about How To Keep A Short Haircut From Going Soccer Mom from Glamour's website. You know I love them for hair ideas, so I will be watching for good ideas.

And lastly, don't forget the hair cutting event - February 20th @ In The Village (856-223-1775) for Pantene's Beautiful Lengths program. Right now, we have 3 attendees (with 2 more maybes) - looking for a few more!

23 Days Left

2010-01-28T17:56:00.000-05:00

Today's style, I'm sure I've done before... I can't find an exact match, but there are a few similar.

23 days left till the Pantene Beautiful Lengths Hair Cuttting event at In The Village!

24 Day Left - Easy Parcheesy

2010-01-28T17:52:00.000-05:00

This is litterally how I woke up (minus the makup of course). I brushed my fingers through a few places, used a bit of Pantene's spray wax, but because I had my hair all twisted the night before, it came out nice & wavy! Love easy styles.

Don't forget - 24 days till the hair cutting event for Pantene Beautiful Lengths!

25 Days Left - Twisted Black Friday

2010-01-26T21:31:00.001-05:00

So these are awful pics, I know, but I didn't get a chance to take them till the end of the day. Which leads me to think I need longer lasting makeup.... Anyway, they're similar to Day 75 - just with a twist instead of a braid. Gee... that picture was much better, oh well ;-)

26 Days Left - Criss Cross Remixed

2010-01-25T21:33:00.000-05:00

Day 30 was one of my favorite hairstyles, I thought it was sooo fun! So I decided to do it with curls. Turned out nice, don't you think?

Also - I got this comment from theblondgenius:

Love the flyers - but I must admit I'll miss this blog. I've been growing my hair out for Pantene for over 2 years now. I'm having it cut off on Feb. 12th, a nod to Valentine's Day. You've given me great ideas for different styles. It's been fun playing with it, but when people ask me how I can bear cutting it off after growing it out for so long, my answer is always, "It's not my hair - I've just been taking care of it for someone else."

So here's what I've been thinking. Instead of just stopping the blog, maybe I'll update it once a week as I grow out my hair. I was thinking of finding other people who also wanted to post their growing out hairstyles. It would be encouragement, especially when we get to those hard to deal with phases... what do you think?

And I looove her answer. Think about that ladies, you could give the gift of hair to a women with cancer.

27 Days Left

2010-01-24T22:03:00.001-05:00

Here's some flyers that I'm going to post around to try to get some more participation in the hair cutting event. What do you think?

and flyer 2

28 Day Left - Simple Braid

2010-01-23T22:36:00.000-05:00

I've been concentrating on the actual hair cutting event lately, so that hasn't left a lot of time to think of new dos. Here's the do from today, I know, not very creative, but I have been using my creativity for the promotion of the hair cutting event on February 20th.

As a reminder, it's at In the Village, Mullica Hill NJ and supports Pantene Beautiful Lengths Program. It looks like there will also be at least one person donating in Georgia & one in Arizona!

So here's some of the things I'm planning to use to promote the event.

A word cloud from Wordle.com

The awesome pic my friend Mark Cicconi drew to support the blog

31 Days Left - Wind Swept

2010-01-21T20:54:00.000-05:00

A guy at work said, "I barely recognized you, your hair looks like it was caught up in a wind storm..." What am I supposed to say to that?

32 Days Left - Poufy Pippi

2010-01-21T08:38:00.001-05:00

Ahh, the crutch of changable bangs. I did braids on day 14, but with the bangs to the side... this time, I added a pouf.

33 Days Left!

2010-01-20T20:38:00.000-05:00

So I've decided to start counting down... to the hair cut! It's official, the big cut will happen on February 20, 2010, probably from 2-4 PM. In the Village will be hosting the event, and of course, the donations will go to Pantene's Beautiful Lengths Program. For more details on signing up to donate, click here.

So - here's hairstyle for 33 days to go.

I know, it's boring, but I needed a break. So I decided to show how much hair is required to make a donation

The ruler measures 8" long, so you can see that I will have to cut my hair to around chin length for the donation. Not too bad!

What's funny is the accidental picture. I was trying to get a picture of the back of my hair to really show the length, but as I was turning my head, I hit the shutter. Tell me this doesn't look like I want to be on a Pantene commercial!

Day 100 - Hooray!

2010-01-15T17:45:00.000-05:00

Today's it, day 100 (well, hairstyle 100 to be more specific). It's been fun so far, but I'm not done yet! Next on the list: organize the hair cutting event. I'm talking to a salon about hosting, I hope to have more information tomorrow. I'm still planning on donating mid-February, so I'll re-do some of my favorite hairstyles, or the ones that went wrong as I count down the days. And for those of you hoping for a giant purple mohawk... sorry - all I can is point your to this girl who is obviously more brave than I.

http://community.livejournal.com/fake_hair/3105.html

Here's the real Day 100, inspired again by Biggest Loser.

Day 99 - Ropes Around

2010-01-11T17:11:00.000-05:00

Day 99, I can't believe it. This one was inspired while looking for wedding hairdos for my friend. We ran across Anne Hataway's cute do.

Any suggestions for Day 100? It won't be tommorow, I want to give you all a chance to suggest the best style...

http://media.onsugar.com/files/ons1/281/2817629/07_2009/2c/2009-prom-updos-3.jpg

Day 98 - Every Which Way

2010-01-10T18:23:00.000-05:00

This hairstyle was for my company holiday party. I wanted it to look different from my NYE style, since I was wearing the same outfit. Here's a pic from the party...

After the party, I took some pics in the same place as usual (My hubby had the camera before the party, so I couldn't take the pics then.)

What I did was take various pieces of the hair from a ponytail in different directions and then pinned them down, like I did for my friend's hairstyle a while back for a wedding

Stayed in place pretty well. But then, it should have with all the bobby pins.

Day 97 - Arf, Arf That Girl

2010-01-08T05:34:00.001-05:00

So the hubby said that Sam Sheep dog was back "arf arf" and the guys at work said it looked like That Girl.

It was supposed to be like Flo on the Progressive, as my Aunt Sylvia suggested, but I guess I should have left more in front of the headband.

So what do you think? Flo? That Girl? Jenny?

Can't find the right pic of Jenny...

Day 96 - Braided Bun

2010-01-07T17:34:00.000-05:00

Did one similar to this a while back, but didn't quite get the effect I wanted the last time. This time you can really see the braid in the back.

Here's the last time Day 57 - Mop on Top Monday

hehe... now that I look at it, I even wore white that day.

Day 95 - French Twister

2010-01-05T19:03:00.001-05:00

Danette loves to buy me those tools that you see in the drug store and always want to try, but can't bring yourself to buy. Today, I tried out the "French Twister". It seemed like a good fit because I went swimming early in the morning & needed a quick hairstyle before work.

I have to say I didn't expect to use it when I first got it (sorry Danette) but it was a GREAT quick hairstyle. I had to practice a few times first. Luckily I tried it the night before. This morning, first shot is what I left all day. And this pic is at the end of the day. I have to say I give it two thumbs up! tonytail.com

P.S. to give my hair some texture & lift, I used Pantene's Root Lifting Spray.

Day 94 - Ocean Braids

2010-01-05T18:54:00.001-05:00

You know those 3-Barrel wavers that are out now? Well I went in to the Cherry Hill Sam Ash & one of the managers had the cutest textured bun (like a girl with curly hair) but she said she had poker straight hair. Apperantly her trick was to use one of those 3 Barrel Wavers to get the texture. Well I had to have one....

And apperantly... I need more practice...

Day 93 - Easy Does It

2010-01-03T10:00:00.001-05:00

I did a side pony on day 15, but that one had bangs. Now that I'm going to keep the blog going until Feburary, I'm going to need to do some variations of previous styles, so I did this side pony without the bangs. Does it count?

From Day 15:

Day 92 - Sleep on it

2010-01-02T19:53:00.000-05:00

Who really wants to do their hair on New Years, after staying up to watch the ball drop? Luckily for me, my NYE hair held up well enought to use for New Years (and my Birthday!)

Day 90 - Biggest Loser Braids

2010-01-01T20:17:00.001-05:00

I LOVE Ali Sweeney's Hair on the Biggest Loser. It's always different. Today's hairstyle was inspired by Season 8, Episode 8 (http://www.nbc.com/the-biggest-loser/video/episodes/#vid=1173917)

Day 91 - NYE (Canary Doodle)

2010-01-01T20:13:00.001-05:00

So, I mentioned that the NYE Party was a Bond theme and that I was picking from some Bond Girl pics I found online. A Pantene Beauty Maven, Ashley gave me some tips (see below) on the style from Casino Royale, so I decided to try that one. The name Canary Doodle came from my hubby thinking the hair looked like a poodle & that my shirt was canary colored...

Here's the quote from Ashley (I modified it a bit, so what I did is at the very bottom)
Hey, it's Ashley the Pantene Beauty Maven-- And I love these looks! They are so glamorous and fun! I love the bottom style from Casino Royale. It seems like she has subtle flirty curls, and those are always a hit! Here are a few steps to help achieve this look!
1.Start with Pantene Ice Shine Shampoo and conditioner to leave hair clean and shiny
2.Part wet hair, apply Ice Shine Mousse and blow dry.
3.Section hair and spray with Ice Shine Hairspray before wrapping hair in a tight spiral pattern around a curling iron. To get fuller curls, start at your crown and wrap hair around the iron.
4.Continue to curl while periodically tousling and pulling curls gently downward to loosen.

Hope this helps!!! Have a Happy New Year!! Follow us @Pantene!

Since I didn't have all the Ice Shine Products, I used what I had.

I started by using some Full & Thick Mousse and the Smooth Serum in damp hair. I'm really thinking the smooth serum is what gave my hair that Pantene shine.
I blow-dried my hair upside down for volume, and then use velcro rollers and shots of hot & cold air to increase the volume.
I then did layers of curls as recommended above starting from the bottom back & working my way to the front. (I find that if I do the front first, I'm bored by the time I get to the back, but if I start in the back, I HAVE to pay attention to the front cause it's the front!) After each layer of curls, I sprayed them with the classis non-aresol hairspray.
I waited for all the curls to be completely cold & dry (from the hairspray)
I flipped my head upside down and shook out the curls.
I then smoothed out the curls (with my head rightside up) with my hands.

Best of all, it made for some great morning after hair!

Day 89 - Longwood Gardens

2009-12-30T17:00:00.001-05:00

So I went to Longwood Gardens to see their holiday display, and the weather was predicting 20-30 mph winds. I needed a hairstyle that would be out of my face & unaffectd by the wind.

So I did a french braid down the side, a bun in the back & a small braid on the other side for an accent.

The only thing I forgot was that it was so cold outside I would be wearing a hat all day! Oh well...

My hair ended up holding up OK through the day... and we had a blast!

NYE Style - Bond Girls

2009-12-30T11:28:00.001-05:00

Tomorow's New Years Eve & I'm going to a party with a "Bond Theme". So, I figured I'd pick a hairstyle with a bond theme. Here's some choices... which do you like best? Also - any pictures you think I should look at for ideas?

And I think I'll try out some of the tips here: http://www.taaz.com/beauty/celebrity/movies/bond-girl-makeup.html

(Pictures from http://www.bondmovies.com/girls.shtml)

Solitare (Jane Seymore) from Live and Let Die

Xenia Onatopp (Famke Janssen) in GoldenEye

Vesper Lynd (Eva Green) in Casino Royale

Day 88 - NYE Style Option1

2009-12-30T09:49:00.002-05:00

I'm thinking about how I could do my hair for New Years Eve, and I've decided to test run one before I go.

It's inspired by this syle I saw in a Micheal Kors Ad for Very Hollywood Fragrance

I'm just afraid that my bangs won't stay back all night & that I'll look silly by the end of the night.

Here's the side & back.

Short Hair Envy Pt 3

2009-12-28T12:56:00.000-05:00

After donating my hair to Pantene Beautiful Lengths, I'll need a new do. Here's a few more options. What do you think?

http://vintagedesignerhandbagsonline.com/blog/?p=557

http://www.rtvchannel.tv/tag/katie-holmes/

http://hairstyles.hairboutique.com/details.php?ID=17230

http://hairstyles.hairboutique.com/details.php?ID=5323

Hehe... just kidding. Checking to see if you're paying attention ;-)

Short Hair Envy pt 2

2009-12-27T18:44:00.002-05:00

How about this look?

Short Hair Envy

2009-12-22T22:05:00.000-05:00

It's the holidays, and I know you're busy, cause I'm busy. And I have to be honest, I barely have the energy to spend on my hair for these days. So for the next couple weeks (through New Years) I'm trying to decide on a new hairstyle. You can help - let me know which ones you like, send me links to pics you like, upload pics you like to facebook.

I'm thinking one day I might play with the http://www.dailymakeover.com/ site, where i can upload a pic of myself and "Try On" hairstyles like these.

Here's what I like so far... I'd kind of like to go a bit edgy , but of course, then there's growing it back out...

OK - this isn't edgy at all, but sooo cute!

http://www.dailymakeover.com/hairstyles/all_womens_looks/jaime_pressly_june_07_2009?tid_ref=958

http://fabulousfinishes.wordpress.com/2009/07/26/gosh-why-is-our-hair-so-damn-important/

http://gimps.de/pictures/273-Short-Hair-Styles-of-Jessica-Alba

Not sure if mine would actually look like this...

http://www.dailymakeover.com/hairstyles/all_womens_looks/mena_suvari_oct_22_2008?tid_ref=958

Day 87 - Snow Day!

2009-12-20T14:25:00.003-05:00

I was considering not doing anything to my hair, due to the FEET of snow that we're getting this weekend, but I thought it'd be a good opportunity to try something different. It's a french "rope" braid. I would really have to work on the right products to use if I was going to wear it out of the house, cause it started falling out within 1-2 hours.

Day 86 - Dawn's Paloma Knot

2009-12-17T14:59:00.001-05:00

So I actually found this on Dawn's 100 hairstyle blog, I think I inspired someone & now she's inspired me back! Thanks Dawn, I needed an easy one.

http://thebombblond.blogspot.com/2009/12/day-18.html

Day 85 - Hair Mutiny

2009-12-17T14:56:00.001-05:00

So why is it that my hair sometimes decides to organize a mutiny? Like this morning. I thought this would be an easy style, but after the first time that I did my hair, it all started falling out one piece at a time. Until it looked so bad I had to re-do it! Grrr... Look at day 84, that really qualifies at mutiny.

Am I missing out on a product or process I should be doing? I mean seriously, why is it so hard some days?

Day 84 - Buns All Around

2009-12-15T13:00:00.002-05:00

I pulled my hair back into 3 ponytails & then made buns of them all. It actually looks a bit more messy than I intended. What do you think? cute or too messy?

As a side note, you'll notice that I'm all out laughing in the side picture. That's becuase I forgot to take the pic at home - so during lunch, I asked Danette to take it. Well, as I'm sitting in front of this wall waiting for her to take a pic, a coworker walks by & gives the funniest look... Thanks John - you made the blog.

Day 83 - Simple Curls

2009-12-15T12:59:00.001-05:00

This one is like hot-roller curls, and I love it cause it's so simple.

Day 82 - Valley Girl with a Braid

2009-12-13T14:24:00.000-05:00

Since today is a weekend, I couldn't bring myself to do anything overly fancy. And my hair was just falling into the high pony, so I went with it. To keep it different from Day 34, I wore my bangs down (1), added a braid around the base of the pony (2) and put on some makeup(3)!!! Ok, so it's not a difference in the hairstyle, but it sure does make a difference.

Day 34

Day 81 - Loop Around

2009-12-13T14:14:00.000-05:00

This style evolved as I was doing my hair. My intent was to do some small braids into a side ponytail, but I didn't love it as I finished. What I ended up doing is taking the back (slightly off center) and twisting it up into the barette, and then pinning down the loose ends for a bun-like look.

Hair-athon Styles71-80

2009-12-11T09:43:00.031-05:00

In efforts to support Pantene's Beautiful Lengths Program, I've been doing a hair-athon - a marathon of hairstyles and asking for support. To support, donate your hair, help me find people who have hair long enough to donate or donate to American Cancer Society.
I'm up to day 80 and I'm on a business trip and I'm not sure how much access I'll have to a computer. So, I've decided to do a mini-recap of the styles so far. And since I've moved the date of my hair donation from December 22 to February 20 to allow people time to sign up, I need ideas of interesting posts, so here's styles 71 - 80 for those who may not have seen them.

Day 71 - Shhh... I'm hunting Wabbits

Day 72 - Amish Twist

Day 73 - Nanny Again

Day 74 - Tyra, Tyra, Tyra

Day 75 - Black Friday

Day 76 - Hairy Headband

Day 77 - Curly Sue

Day 78 - The Other Katrina

Day 79 - Danette's Poufy Pony

Day 80 - broccoli rabe on fire

Hair-athon Styles61-70

2009-12-10T09:44:00.026-05:00

In efforts to support Pantene's Beautiful Lengths Program, I've been doing a hair-athon - a marathon of hairstyles and asking for support. To support, donate your hair, help me find people who have hair long enough to donate or donate to American Cancer Society.
I'm up to day 80 and I'm on a business trip and I'm not sure how much access I'll have to a computer. So, I've decided to do a mini-recap of the styles so far. And since I've moved the date of my hair donation from December 22 to February 20 to allow people time to sign up, I need ideas of interesting posts, so here's styles 61 - 70 for those who may not have seen them.

Day 61 - I wanna be like Nicole (Or the B52 Love S...

Day 62 - Electricuted

Day 63 - Slap a Headband in it

Day 64 - Ramp it Up

Day 65 - Half Up Glam

Day 66 - Simple Kind of Life

Day 67 - Surprise Braid

Day 68 - Everybody's Heard about the Bird

Day 69 - Start it Over

Day 70 - Frenchie

Hair-athon Styles51-60

2009-12-09T09:44:00.021-05:00

In efforts to support Pantene's Beautiful Lengths Program, I've been doing a hair-athon - a marathon of hairstyles and asking for support. To support, donate your hair, help me find people who have hair long enough to donate or donate to American Cancer Society.
I'm up to day 80 and I'm on a business trip and I'm not sure how much access I'll have to a computer. So, I've decided to do a mini-recap of the styles so far. And since I've moved the date of my hair donation from December 22 to February 20 to allow people time to sign up, I need ideas of interesting posts, so here's styles 51 - 60 for those who may not have seen them.

Day 51 - Roll like Dantz

Day 52

Day 53 - Buns on the Side

Day 54 - High Buns

Day 55 - Fishy Tail

Day 56 - Rope Headband

Day 57 - Mop on Top Monday

Day 58 - Stuck in a Mixer

Day 59 - My hubby's lazy

Day 60 - Taken by the Reins

Hair-athon Styles41-50

2009-12-08T09:44:00.004-05:00

In efforts to support Pantene's Beautiful Lengths Program, I've been doing a hair-athon - a marathon of hairstyles and asking for support. To support, donate your hair, help me find people who have hair long enough to donate or donate to American Cancer Society.
I'm up to day 80 and I'm on a business trip and I'm not sure how much access I'll have to a computer. So, I've decided to do a mini-recap of the styles so far. And since I've moved the date of my hair donation from December 22 to February 20 to allow people time to sign up, I need ideas of interesting posts, so here's styles 41 - 50 for those who may not have seen them.

Day 41 - Regular Unleaded

Day 42 - Warrior Braid

Day 43 - A Lot Going on in the Back

Day 44

Day 45 - Wrinkled Wednesdays

Day 46 - Plain Vanilla cut short

Day 47 - Straight Carrot Cake

Day 48 - Halloween two for one special

Day 49 - Samantha

Day 50 - Samantha Lives!

Hair-athon Styles31-40

2009-12-07T09:42:00.034-05:00

In efforts to support Pantene's Beautiful Lengths Program, I've been doing a hair-athon - a marathon of hairstyles and asking for support. To support, donate your hair, help me find people who have hair long enough to donate or donate to American Cancer Society.
I'm up to day 80 and I'm on a business trip and I'm not sure how much access I'll have to a computer. So, I've decided to do a mini-recap of the styles so far. And since I've moved the date of my hair donation from December 22 to February 20 to allow people time to sign up, I need ideas of interesting posts, so here's styles 31 - 40 for those who may not have seen them.

Day 31 - Criss Cross will make you jump

Day 32 - Missy's other daughter

Day 33 - Twisted Lea

Day 34 - High & Mighty This was one of those weekend days where I did almost nothing... I should have done my makeup though!

Day 35 - Toy Poodle

Day 36 - Marsha, Marsha, Marsha

Day 37 - Gone with the Wind

Day 38 - Barbershop Shag

Day 39 - Aunt Jemima

Day 40!!

Hair-athon Styles21-30

2009-12-06T12:19:00.034-05:00

In efforts to support Pantene's Beautiful Lengths Program, I've been doing a hair-athon - a marathon of hairstyles and asking for support. To support, donate your hair, help me find people who have hair long enough to donate or donate to American Cancer Society.
I'm up to day 80 and I'm on a business trip and I'm not sure how much access I'll have to a computer. So, I've decided to do a mini-recap of the styles so far. And since I've moved the date of my hair donation from December 22 to February 20 to allow people time to sign up, I need ideas of interesting posts, so here's styles 21 - 30 for those who may not have seen them.

Day 21 - Right Hand Blue Left Foot Red (Twister)

Day 22 - Salty Sea Dog

Day 23 - Half Pouf

Day 24 - Knotted Side Noodle

Day 25 - Pocohantas on a Rope

Day 26 - Headband Harry

Day 27 - (Day 26) This is the day I couldn't count, and I didn't figure it out till day 40!

Day 28 - Half Heidi

Day 29 - Princess Buttercup

Day 30 - Sheila's Croissant

Hair-athon Styles11-20

2009-12-05T21:29:00.002-05:00

In efforts to support Pantene's Beautiful Lengths Program, I've been doing a hair-athon - a marathon of hairstyles and asking for support. To support, donate your hair, help me find people who have hair long enough to donate or donate to American Cancer Society.
I'm up to day 80 and I'm going on a business trip and I'm not sure how much access I'll have to a computer. So, I've decided to do a mini-recap of the styles so far. And since I've moved the date of my hair donation from December 22 to February 20 to allow people time to sign up, I need ideas of interesting posts, so here's styles 11 - 20 for those who may not have seen them.

Day 11

Day 12 - Lions Mane

Day 13 - Skeek and Meek

Day 14 - Howdy!

Day 15 - Croc'ed Pony

Day 16 - Three Strikes for a Bun

Day 17 - Pixie

Day 18 - Keep Rolling

Day 19 - Evil Nanny

Day 20

Hair-athon Styles1-10

2009-12-04T09:18:00.000-05:00

In efforts to support Pantene's Beautiful Lengths Program, I've been doing a hair-athon - a marathon of hairstyles & asking for support. To support, donate your hair, help me find people who have hair long enough to donate or donate to American Cancer Society.
I'm up to day 80 and this is the 100th post. Next week I'm on a business trip and I'm not sure how much access I'll have to a computer. So, I've decided to do a mini-recap of the styles so far. And since I've moved the date of my hair donation from December 22 to February 20 to allow people time to sign up, I need ideas of interesting posts, so here's styles 1 - 10 for those who may not have seen them.

Day 1 - Sam Sheepdog - OK, terrible picture, terrible quality. I actually was testing the ability to post from my cell, but I didn't really like the results. On the other hand, since I had a post on my blog, I figured, well, I'm started now!

Day 2 - Sam Sheepdog with a knot in his tail I started nice & easy. In hindsight, I should have kept some of these easy styles in my back pocket for a rough day

Day 3 - Drunk Pony I've decided through the marathon that to the side hairdos are my favorite

Day 4 - Fancy Slanted Pony

Day 5 - Oriental Wonton This was my first lesson in what happens when you try a new hairstyle in the same amount of time that you use for your everyday hairstyles... always have a backup.

Day 6 - Sam Sheepdog Scared Straight

Day 7 - Wavy Gravy

Day 8 - Past a Week!

Day 9 - Punky (Brewster) with a Crimp

Day 10

Day 80 - broccoli rabe on fire

2009-12-03T13:59:00.001-05:00

Please don't ask about the name... I have no idea where it's from. He thought it sounded funny, and that's what happens when you assign someone else to name the styles.

This on came from my Aunt, who's also a hair dresser. "Did you do one with the whole thing curled & the draping over to one side with the front (draped side) out. Then one curl in front of your ear on the other side. Don't pull completely over to the other side of your head, but halfway." I didn't want to curl it all due to the time it would take, but here's what I did with it.

Thanks Aunty!

Day 79 - Danette's Poufy Pony

2009-12-02T12:59:00.000-05:00

So Danette was shopping & found this tool called the "Poufy Pony" It's basically a comb you stick in your ponytail to give it "poufiness"

Only problem is that the hair doesn't stay all the way put on top of the comb

We thought maybe some teasing or hairspray might help next time.

Here's the comb.

I also used the full & thick Mousse from Pantene again. I think one of the upcoming hairstyles will be a volumized blow-out. You can't tell from these picture, but it really does add a lot of volume.

Day 78 - The Other Katrina

2009-12-01T12:55:00.000-05:00

So I was running out of hairstyles & another Katrina suggested "Side sweep where you pin up the side of your hair that you part toward, but not the other side." Although I think I actually got it backwards... oh well! Now it's a two day idea!
I also used some of my new Pantene products this morning, while it was wet the Full & Thick Mousse & the Smooth Serum & then the Classic Hairspray at the end. I loved the volume I got, and the smooth serum really made my hair soft. Would recommed them!

Thought for the Day - Why You Should Donate Your Hair

2009-11-30T20:27:00.000-05:00

Today was a sick day for me, so no new hairsyle today. In the mean time, think about this:

Do you think you can't possibly part with your hair? Short hair doesn't look good on you? Perhaps your significant other "doesn't like" short hair.

Think about this. How would you feel if you didn't have the choice? Consider a woman fighting cancer who has to deal with losing it all, I'm sure she would love to have that cute short hairstyle that you'll have when you're done donating.

And to your significant other, ask them how they think that woman feels going home to her family with no hair. Ask them to give it a chance for her.

Have you changed your mind? Click here to Pledge your Hair or Here to Support the Hair-athon in another way.

Day 77 - Curly Sue

2009-11-29T12:54:00.002-05:00

OK - I am officially running out of ideas... help!

Day 76 - Hairy Hadband

2009-11-29T12:53:00.002-05:00

Sorry this is late... You know how holiday weekends go!

Day 75 - Black Friday

2009-11-27T14:41:00.000-05:00

OK, so it's Black Friday. That means shopping, which calls for a simple, out-of-my face hairdo...

I started by pulling both braids together in the back, but I really didn't like the look of it. It got a whole lot cuter when I pulled it over to the side.

Here's the inspiration http://www.glamour.com/beauty/blogs/girls-in-the-beauty-department/2009/05/possibly-the-cutest-braided-su.html

Day 74 - Tyra, Tyra, Tyra

2009-11-27T14:36:00.001-05:00

I was watching ANTM the other day and saw this cute look on the finalists.

It made me think, I wonder if Tyra would be interested in the idea of having a hair marathon to support Pantene's Beautiful Lengths? If you watch her show, she's always chaging her hair. Look at her site http://tyrashow.warnerbros.com/ and you can see that in a week's worth of shows, there are no hair repeats... hmm... I'm persistant, maybe she would be interested. Think about it. There could be a show with say 6 donators (that's how many it takes to make a wig) who cut their hair that day. Maybe she could even invite a woman who's fighting cancer & surprise her with a wig from ACS on the show... I would watch.

Anyway, here's how my style turned out. And of course, I smized...

What's the point?

2009-11-26T18:15:00.010-05:00

It's Thanksgiving, and I'm thankful for my health... and my hair.

So what is the point of doing 100 hairstyles in 100 days? Well, besides being a fun challenge for me, it's also an opportunity to promote a good cause. Every year, many women lose their hair due to their battle with cancer. I can imagine how dis-heartening this could be. I love my hair. It's one of the major ways I express my personal style. To be fighting for my life & then to lose my hair on top of it would be extremly emotional for me.

So here's what I'm doing about it. I am treating my hairstyle challenge as a marathon of sorts. And just like the marathons that people run, I'm asking for your support. Mainly, I'm hoping to get 1000 people to pledge to donate their hair to Pantene Beautiful Lengths on Februray 20, 2010. For more details see the post on "to donate your hair". To pledge your hair you can RSVP on Facebook, Evite or comment on this post.

If you can't donate you hair, you can still help. First off, you can send the link (100hairstyles.blogspot.com) to this blog to your friends & ask them to pass it on as well. I don't know that many people tha have hair long enough to donate, and I'm sure you don't either. But the more people who pass it on, the better chance of finding those people with the hair to donate.

You can tell others. By becoming a fan of 100 Hairstyles on Facebook, you incrase the visibility of the cause. Pantene Beautiful Lengths also has a fan page, so think about becoming a fan there as well. Please recommend the fan page to your facebook friends, again to reach higher visibility.

Lastly, the power of the dollar. Pantene Beautiful Lengths has paired with the American Cancer Society to provide to real hair wigs. I've set up a donation page for the blog, any donation amount would help.

Thanks for any type of support. Any ideas of ways to make the blog better, help the cause or anything else are welcome.

Thanks! Katrina

To Donate Your Hair

2009-11-25T17:14:00.001-05:00

You've decide to donate your hair to Pantene Beautiful Lengths? Great! Now what do you do?

1) Make sure it meets the requirements. If not, please see the other ways you can help the marathon.

2) RSVP via Facebook, Evite or by commenting on the blog. When you RSVP, let me know your location. If you're in the South Jersey, Deleware, Pennsylvania tri-state area, we can donate together at In The Village (http://www.inthevillage.com/) I'll keep you posted on how to make an appointment. If you're not in the area, make an appointment at your normal salon for February 20, 2010

3) Take care of your hair. Keep it conditioned, keep it trimmed, and don't bleach or dye it. For more information see Pantene's site.

4) On February 20, get your hair cut. Take a before picture, take a picture of geting the cut & take a picture of your cut new style & the ponytail. It'd be great to see these on the event page.

5) Send the ponytail to:
100 Hairstyles c/o
Pantene Beautiful Lengths
511 Wisconsin Drive
New Richmond, WI 54017-2613

6) Give yourself a pat on the back. You've done a great thing!

Day 73 - Nanny Again

2009-11-25T15:05:00.001-05:00

He says it looks like the evil nanny once again... It was supposed to be a cute poufy ponytail, but the pouf is a little tricky... I used Pantene's Root Lifter Spray to help the cause, but I dryed my hair the night before, so I think I slept out some of the volume.

Here's the inspiration...http://www.glamour.com/beauty/blogs/girls-in-the-beauty-department/2009/11/the-poufy-pony-oodles-of-cuten.html

Day 72 - Amish Twist

2009-11-24T17:10:00.003-05:00

Today's style was inspired (yet again) by the Glamour Beauty Blog. It
was a hairstyle Fergie did... Did I pull it off?

http://www.glamour.com/beauty/blogs/girls-in-the-beauty-department/2009/11/fergies-hairstylist-shows-me-h.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+glamour%2Fthegirlsinthebeautydepartment+%28Glamour%3A+The+Girls+in+the+Beauty+Department%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

1000 Ponytails

2009-11-23T20:56:00.001-05:00

OK - I'm making it official. I want to try to get 1000 ponytails donated through this blog. I'm working on a way for people to send them in & get counted as from this marathon (like a specific address).

Now I just have to get pledge 1... (or 2 if you count me :)

Day 71 - Shhh... I'm hunting Wabbits

2009-11-23T17:06:00.002-05:00

Today's style may look complicated, but it was really born from not
having enough time to do much else. Really simple. Make two braids
on the side of your head (mine were done about ear level, but you can
choose it based on your hair length.) Then bring both up to the top &
pin them together, hiding the ends. Easy!
P.S. if you're wondering about the name, my husband is too interested
in hunting lately to name the styles...

Day 70 - Frenchie

2009-11-23T14:37:00.001-05:00

Like the little twist in the front? It keeps my bangs out of my face...

Day 69 - Start it Over

2009-11-23T14:34:00.001-05:00

So here's day 1 of the two day battle with my hair. I first started
into a try at the Fergie Inspired hair shown on Glamour's Website
http://www.glamour.com/beauty/blogs/girls-in-the-beauty-department/2009/11/fergies-hairstylist-shows-me-h.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+glamour%2Fthegirlsinthebeautydepartment+%28Glamour%3A+The+Girls+in+the+Beauty+Department%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

But I put too much wax in my hair & it got greasy... so I had to wash
my hair & start again. And of course, I was already late. So
straight & simple was the way to go. I did have a new headband to
Jazz it up, which saved the style from eternal boredom...

Lack of computer

2009-11-22T08:58:00.001-05:00

> So, I have the picture for day 69, but no real access to a
> computer. So I'll tell a story about today's & yesterdays
> hairstyle. Both day I started with differnt intentions that ended
> up not working out. What that means is that spend about 20 mins on
> a hairstyle that I don't even wear out of the house. Then I throw
> on a 5 min hairstyle, and it barely looks like i tried. Oh well...
>
> I'll post both today & tommorrow when I get home, today I'm in NYC
> for West Side Story!
>

Pantene

2009-11-20T21:16:00.001-05:00

Got a goody bag of Pantene products today, hooray! Can't wait to try out some of the products, especially the spray wax!

Don't Forget - Pantene is making the Beautiful Lengths Program possible. Women with cancer are able to get real hair wigs via this program. Can you donate your hair? (or money?) Support the Marathon

Day 68 - Everybody's Heard about the Bird

2009-11-20T17:56:00.000-05:00

OK - I've never even heard the song, but my co-workers came up with the name. I love my new hair accessory, although I think it's better off lower & back farther - possibly in with a bun. I'll try that one day. I parted my bangs in the center for something different, I think I shoudl have blow-dried them forward more... kind of like here http://www.glamour.com/beauty/blogs/girls-in-the-beauty-department/2009/11/do-or-dont-center-parted-bangs.html

For now, I'll just move it back & down in this style....

Day 67 - Surprise Braid

2009-11-19T18:50:00.001-05:00

Another Glamour inspired do... http://www.glamour.com/beauty/blogs/girls-in-the-beauty-department/2009/11/hair-obession-of-the-day-nikki.html

I love the "Surprise Braid" as my friend called it...

Here's the inspiration (From Glamours Website)

Day 66 - Simple Kind of Life

2009-11-18T16:51:00.001-05:00

I can't remember where I saw it (maybe Glamour's blog or magazine) but
I recently saw a really simple pulled back pony (she had black hair).
That's where I got my inspiration.

Day 65 - Half Up Glam

2009-11-17T12:50:00.002-05:00

No - that's not the name my husband gave it, I think he's given up on naming them every day. It's the name given to it by Celebrity Stylist for Pantene, Hallie Bowman (see the bottom)

.
The Look: Half-Up Glam
Why Hallie Loves It: It's a modern twist on the classic half-up style
with just enough edge
How to Get the Style:
1. Start by using the Nature Fusion Smooth Vitality Shampoo and
Conditioner to tame frizz and fly-aways.
2. Distribute the Pantene Pro-V Nature Fusion Smoothing Crème evenly
throughout wet hair to keep locks looking smooth and frizz-free all
day.
3. Blow dry hair using a natural or combination bristle brush.
4. Begin the style by creating a deep side part (think 80s!).
5. Collect top half of hair starting above the ears, leaving bottom
half loose (think half-up)
6. Collect sections of hair on sides of head, leaving a 2-inch section
of hair out on top of the head for use later, then slick sides of hair
back and collect with a bungee or clear elastic band at crown of head.
7. Spray top section of hair with Pantene Pro-V Texture Spray Wax to
add to make hair more malleable.
8. Pull top section of hair back, leaving volume at the top, and
secure at crown of head with pins; this will conceal elastic band for
a clean finish.
9. To lock in style, finish with a spritz of Pantene Pro-V Classic
Flexible Hold Aerosol Hairspray.
I haven't had a chance to try out the products she mentions, but I
really think I want to try out that spray wax....
What do you think? Do you think this is what she meant? I didn't
have any pics, but I think I got it.

Day 64 - Ramp it Up

2009-11-16T12:52:00.001-05:00

Today was my first day with a bump it. Actually it's called a "Hair Bumps" but same thing really. I like the volume, but it's a little bit of a "sharp edge" not exatcly how I imagined it. I guess I have to get better at teasing the hair aroud the bump. What cracks me up is the package... it says "makes you look taller, makes you look thinner" Come on, it makes you look like you have big hair!

Day 63 - Slap a Headband in it

2009-11-16T12:50:00.001-05:00

So I spent a good deal of this weekend (probably 10 - 12 hours)
updating the website, creating facebook pages, etc and honestly, I
plain ran out of time to do my hair. Luckily I had this one up my
sleeve, the perfect solution to glam up a boring hairstyle - a
headband.

Day 62 - Electricuted

2009-11-15T15:42:00.000-05:00

My husband walked into the room when I was done getting ready for a party and asked "Are you kidding, is that really your hair?" Needless to say, he wasn't a huge fan, but I thought it was cute. I got multiple compliments on it as well, so I think he's just not up with the styles!

Pledge to Support the Marathon

2009-11-15T15:26:00.006-05:00

As you've noticed, there's some changes going on. I've contacted Pantene Beautiful Lengths program to find ways to support the charity. Here's some ways you can help (I'll be adding more details in the next few weeks):

Pledge to donate your hair on Feburary 20, 2010.

RSVP on Facebook to the Hair Donation Event
RSVP via Evite to the Hair Donation Event
Leave a comment on this post

Pledge $ in support of the cause

American Cancer Society is working with Pantene Beautiful Lengths to distribute the wigs. If you can't donate your hair, you can donate to the ACS

Tell Others!

Become a fan of the 100 Hairstyles Facebook page
Become a fan of the Pantene Beautiful Lengths page
Send this website to all your friends & encourage them to donate!

Day 61 - I wanna be like Nicole (Or the B52 Love Shack)

2009-11-13T10:44:00.009-05:00

Yesterday, my friend at work had the cutest hairstyle. All her curls were piled on top of her head in a cute little pouf. I loved it, so I tried something similar.

I don't have the curls, so I made a poufy bun. What do you think?

Or perhaps it's more like the B52s (per Pete)

Day 60 - Taken by the Reins

2009-11-12T18:49:00.000-05:00

You know, for a while I avoided braids like the plague. Actually before I started this blog, my hair was rarely braided. But I'm really starting to love them, and am really glad they're in style right now. Not sure what I would do to get to 100 styles without them.

I used to also think this style was awfully childish. I'm not sure if I've just grown more self confident or if it's that it's in style, or if it's wearing nice clothes (this used to be my workout style) but I don't feel so young with it anymore.

Day 59 - My hubby's lazy

2009-11-11T21:47:00.001-05:00

Today's was fairly simple. First I "waved" my hair with my favorite method... twist small sections of hair & flat iron. Let cool & shake out.
Then I pulled it back into a low ponytail & let it loose.

Day 58 - Stuck in a Mixer

2009-11-10T21:20:00.007-05:00

So this morning, I thought that I had a great idea. I would make a "halo" like braid on the back of my head. So I made two braids & wrapped one over top & one on the bottom & pinned them down.

It looked like this. And then I thought, hmm... I've seen that before.

So I went back to day 21 (http://100hairstyles.blogspot.com/2009/10/day-21-right-hand-blue-left-foot-red_04.html) and, although it's a tad different - the bangs in day 58 are a pouf & in day 21 are to the side, and day 58 is a circle, while day 21 is a bun - , I couldn't convince myself it was a new hairstyle...

So I added a ribbon woven through. I think it qualifies now as it's own hairstyle.

Day 57 - Mop on Top Monday

2009-11-09T22:18:00.000-05:00

I hate when I forget to take the picture in the morning. All my makeup has worn off, and all the strays have come out to play. Really the back of this do makes the style.
See the french braid up the back, into a bun. Kind of fun, and I loved how secure it was. I should have taken the braid farther up my head though, and left less at the top.

Day 56 - Rope Headband

2009-11-08T09:23:00.000-05:00

Day 55 - Fishy Tail

2009-11-08T09:22:00.000-05:00

Today was a time consuminig one. Instead of a regular braid, I pulle back the sides with a fishtail braid. They take forever!

Day 54 - High Buns

2009-11-06T20:53:00.001-05:00

Apparently high buns are maybe back in style. Well, I needed an easy one today, so I decided they were in for me today!

Here's a Glamour blog entry that made me decide that they were in:
http://www.glamour.com/beauty/blogs/girls-in-the-beauty-department/2009/11/another-high-bun-do-we-like-th.html

Day 53 - Buns on the Side

2009-11-05T13:23:00.002-05:00

Another idea left by Dantz. Thanks! I really like this one, it feels "fancy"

I couldn't really tell what was going on in the picture, so I guessed at a bun with some stragglers. What do you think?

Day 52

2009-11-04T13:02:00.002-05:00

My husband's been sleeping the last few days while I left for work, so

I haven't been getting names... I'll work on them

This was also left in the guestbook by Dantz, which I really needed,

cause I was running out of ideas.

I'm running into this problem though. Since I've never sone some of

these hairstyles before, I'm not quite sure how to secure them always.

Sometimes I get to work and they start to fall out & I have to fix

them (today was one of those days). Hopefully I get better at that!

I really do think I need a bump-it...

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj125/dangiselle/simple-hairstyles3.jpg

Day 51 - Roll like Dantz

2009-11-04T13:00:00.002-05:00

Dantz left this suggestion in the guest book,

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj125/dangiselle/p_17_styles_p_02.jpg,
and here's how I did it, what do you think?

Day 50 - Samantha Lives!

2009-11-02T11:58:00.001-05:00

Yesterday my hubby named my braid Samantha, and he was dissapointed
that I killed Samantha. Then he saw the french braid as I was done my
hair & yelled "Samantha Lives!"

Day 49 - Samantha

2009-11-02T11:57:00.001-05:00

This hairstyle came out of the fact that I wanted to wear my hair down
to show off the color, but needed to avoid copying another day.
Solution: add a braid. The funny thing is that my hubby was looking
at my braid & asking if he could cut it off, just for fun. Then he
commented that he could then keep it in a jar as a pet, who'd be
named... Samantha. I know, it's weird, but it keeps me laughing.

Day 48 - Halloween two for one special

2009-10-31T20:43:00.001-04:00

So I couldn't go out in public in my halloween costume, so the first hairstyle is my going out hairstyle... Acutally I lie. I had this great idea of a really cute textured bun, you know, the kind people with naturally curly hair have? Well, I "wrinkled" my hair, but every time I pulled it into a bun, it wasn't working with me. It was flat where I wanted volume, straight where I wanted waves, and frizzy all over. So I let down the wrinkled & threw in a twist for good measure. One of my favorite finds of this hair marathon was the braid across the back in day 30, so I improvised off that.

Then of course, there's Halloween. My hubby isn't a huge fan of dressing up, so I made the deal with him that I would be aturkey so he could be a hunter and wear the camo he already has. What do you think?

I wanted a really big bun, but I don't have that much hair, so here's what I did...

See what's wrapped around my ponytail? I took some of my dress socks (4 to be exact) and wrapped them around to "stuff my bun". hehe.

How to Day 43

2009-10-31T11:29:00.001-04:00

First step is to take the top section of your hair & twist it

Take that twisted section of hair & push up to encourage volume on top of your head. Secure the twist with bobby pins.

Take another small section of hair lower down & twist. Secure with bobby pins

For the twist on the side, split hair in two. Twist both sections in one direction (counter-clockwise)

Twist the two sections together in the opposite direction (clockwise) & secure with hairband.

Hooray!

2009-10-30T12:37:00.001-04:00

I'm so excited because I finally found someone from Pantene Beautiful Lengths Program to talk to about my blog! yay!

Really, you should consider donating your hair, especially if you love doing different hairstyles. Think about the women who lose their hair to cancer, and how much just being able to do one hairstyle would mean to them.

You only need 8" to donate... think about it.

http://www.pantene.com/en-US/beautiful_lengths.jspx

Straight Carrot Cake

2009-10-30T07:33:00.003-04:00

So I saw Glamours September issue with Scarlet Johansen and I really loved her hair color...
http://www.glamour.com/magazine/2009/09/scarlett-johansson-cover-shoot-photo-gallery#slide=1

So I went red! What do you think?

It's of course a semi-permanent dye to allow me to still donate my hair at the end of the blog. Want to know what you need to do to donate your hair?
http://www.pantene.com/html/Donation_Guide.pdf

How I should have done Day 46.

2009-10-29T17:42:00.001-04:00

The first pic is how my hair did look today. THen I took it out &
tried making it longer & hiding the extra a little better. It looks
better, but I think all in all there's not enough difference in my
layers to really make it right

Here's the youtube video that I used to try the style, maybe you'll
have better luck than I did...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdckdfaon6c